Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 5, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 2 2 1
Blum 3b 4 1 2 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez c 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 3
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo rf 3 0 2 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Burroughs 3b 4 1 2 1
Loretta 2b 4 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 1 1 0
Nevin 1b 4 1 1 3
Matthews rf 3 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 2 0
Greene ss 4 0 0 0
Bennett c 3 1 1 0
Eaton p 2 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Buchanan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Houston 011 030 000590
San Diego 003 000 100480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (3-3) 5.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Miceli   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gallo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   0.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  SV (38) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton  L (8-10) 6.0 7 5 5 2 6
  Linebrink   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Witasick   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Hidalgo 2 (38,off Eaton,off Hoffman).  HR–Houston Biggio (13,3rd inning off Eaton 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (32,5th inning off Eaton 2 on, 0 out), San Diego Nevin (8,3rd inning off Fernandez 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Everett (6,by Eaton).  SB–Hidalgo (6,2nd base off Eaton/Bennett); Burroughs 2 (5,2nd base off Fernandez/Ausmus,2nd base off Dotel/Ausmus); Bennett (3,2nd base off Lidge/Ausmus).  IBB–Eaton (5,Everett).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–2:41.  A–20,738.
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